Influence of phase transformations on lateral heterogeneity and dynamics in Earth's mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 263, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 45-55

  Stixrude, Lars ^a   Lithgow Bertelloni, Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

high pressure; mantle; thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; PHASE BUOYANCY; TOMOGRAPHIC MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE COMPOSITION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TOMOGRAPHY;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

EARTH STRUCTURE; GRAVITY FIELD; HIGH PRESSURE; MANTLE; PHASE TRANSITION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; THERMAL STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 35548955551     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.08.027     Document Type: Article

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